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    3-4mo old turkeys dying

    Update: Since my necropsy reply, NO turkeys have died. We upped their protein and moved them to completely dry ground that doesnt get wet at all. Hope this helps someone else who might be having the same issue with their young turkeys.
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    3-4mo old turkeys dying

    No garlic given. only bit we dont use is the paper and root ends but that all just goes in the compost.
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    3-4mo old turkeys dying

    I did a necropsy and found liver necrosis. Combined with a few other issues we've seen, anemia we discovered in the living poults, anorexia Ive discovered in the living and deceased, I think its a combo of Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxins. We're moving the birds to a clean space and upping their...
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    3-4mo old turkeys dying

    There are adult turkeys on site as well as younger ones and none but the 3-4mo old ones are affected. Will it kill them at that age but not other ages? Weve checked their livers before and nothing was found indicating blackhead. I can do another check on the next one that dies though
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    3-4mo old turkeys dying

    Excrement is normal, not watery, not yellow. They dont have coccidiosis, I e dealt with that before in our poults. They're from the same tom, multiple hens. Other people arent having issues keeping them alive, Ive sold several this year. Weve had the same issue with poults weve bought from other...
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    3-4mo old turkeys dying

    We're having issues with our poults dying all in the range of 3-4 months old. They do fantastic, then are very suddenly lethargic, off balance, then dead. In the span of a few hours. They're eating and drinking, strutting around, then just dead. We house with chickens and geese, but they have...
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    Gosling scratching repetedly at head

    It was water intoxication. Once I started monitoring their water intake in the mornings they stopped dying. Ive never experienced that happening before and it hasnt happened with subsequent batches. Mine were not showing any symptoms of stumbling or disorientation until they were already dying...
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    Gosling scratching repetedly at head

    Regular grasses, not sure species. Other goslings doing fine, have done fine every other year on it.
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    Gosling scratching repetedly at head

    Nothing but grass and non toxic stuff like plantain
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    Gosling scratching repetedly at head

    They were laying in various states of on their bellies, legs and heads outstretched or legs tucked under body and head outstetched. Water was pouring out of their mouths when i picked up the bodies. I unfortunately havent witnessed any deaths. All completely fine when put out to pens (in totes...
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    Gosling scratching repetedly at head

    Its not affecting any of the other birds; ducks, ducklings, adult or younger goslings, chicks, chickens, or quail. Its only this group of 5-6 week old goslings. Theres no discharge from their eyes, nares, or mouths. Zero swelling. None. They all eat well. They dont get water or food overnight...
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    Gosling scratching repetedly at head

    Ive raised goslings for 10 years now and have never seen the issues ive seen this year... Weve lost 7/13 keepers this year already and multiple others right at or shortly after hatch. We're doing nothing different than previous years. And I Mean NOTHING different. Theyve died one right after the...
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    Ancona Ducks: Breeding for Colour

    This is exactly what Ive been looking for!! Thank you!
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    Ancona Ducks: Breeding for Colour

    Im looking into breeding my Anconas, but want to know what duckling colours to expect, well, kinda expect possibly. At least a general direction. What crosses throw what colours? My group is very small, just 2 hens and 1 drake. The drake is a Black and the hens are a Black and a Lavender. Black...
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    Stumbling Goose

    He died, so I guess this is all speculation at this point. I think he got beaten up pretty bad and had some neurological issues. I gave him some selenium/vitamin e paste a few days ago and it seemed to help a little so I had some hope he might turn around. Then his penis prolapsed and he just...
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